英伦广角 2011-10-22 杰克逊案调查者竟然犯错？

 For 7 days of this trial, Conrad Murray has been on the receiving end of evidence that he killed Michael Jackson. Day-8 finally saw his defense¹ team fight back. Conrad’s investigator² Elisa Fleak had already told the court she found countless³ drugs including Propofol the one killed the star stashed⁴ in the cupboard. But on the cross examination she admitted that in Jackson’s bedroom she failed to note things, moved pieces of evidence and even left her thumb print on one.

 

"The scene notes that the reflected the evidence that was there on the day that Michael Jackson died, you destroyed."

 

"Right, I do that in all my cases."

 

"Miss Fleak, would you agree with me that you made substantial number of mistakes in your investigation⁵ of this case?"

 

"No."

 

"You will. Would you agree with me that if you don't take notes, you don't keep your notes? That’s bad investigation, that's bad investigator work, would you agree?"

 

"No."

 

"Why do you think you take notes? Miss Fleak."

 

"To write the reports."

 

"Well, what about later when you have to testify, you have to refresh your recollection."

 

"You then have your report to read off of."

 

"So your report is completely thorough?"

 

"At that time, yes."

 

Raising doubts is all the defense needs to do. They say it was Jackson himself to blame for his death as he sought sleep during rehearsals⁶ for his concert in London. 

 

The court was told that only one finger print was found on the bottle of Propofol they are focusing on, and that belonged to Conrad Murray.

 

Tests showed the surgical⁷ anesthetic⁸ what Jackson called his sleep milk was found in his blood, urine, liver, stomach even the fluid behind his eyes. How it got there is the question. The medical evidence was protracted⁹ and clearly hard-going for many in court, and what killed Michael Jackson is not an issue here, it's whether Dr. Murray was responsible.

 

Greg Milam, Sky News, Los Angeles.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

3 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

4 stashed   

v.贮藏( stash的过去式和过去分词 )；隐藏；藏匿；藏起

参考例句：

• She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她有一大笔钱存在几个不同的银行账户下。
• She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她在不同的银行账户上秘密储存了一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 rehearsals   

n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 )；排练；复述；重复

参考例句：

• The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
• She worked like a demon all through rehearsals. 她每次排演时始终精力过人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

8 anesthetic   

n.麻醉剂，麻药；adj.麻醉的，失去知觉的

参考例句：

• He was given a general anesthetic.他被全身麻醉。
• He was still under the influence of the anesthetic.他仍处在麻醉状态。

9 protracted   

adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》